Hay rake and loader



(No Model.) 0. 1). THOMPSON. HAY RAKE ANDLOADERL Patented aj l wlah1.352.

No r261 INVENTOR UNITED" STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

' orIs D. THOMPSON, or ELKHART, INDIANA.

HAY R-AKE'AND LOADER.

srncrrxcArrrolv forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,406, dated July18, 1882,

- Application filed April. 25, 1 882. (No model.)

To all whom it-mayconcern:

Be it known that I, O'rrs D. THOMPSON, of Elkhart, in the county ofElkhart and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Hay Rakeand Loader, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of this inventionis to provide a new and improved machine forraking and loading hay into a wagon driven by the side of themachine-without requiring the hay to be raked into windrows and coekin gand load ing it with a fork.

This invention has relation to improvements in hay rakes and loaders;and it consists in the combination and arrangement of parts,substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

' Figure l is a plan view of my improved hay rake and loader. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal sectional elevation of the same on the line as :r, Fig.1, showing the inclined elevator raised. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalelevation of the rear part of the machine, showing the inclined elevatorremoved. Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal sectional elevation of thelongitudinal carrier and the hinged inclined elevator at the hingejointof the same. Fig. 5 is a detail end elevation of the rotary rakejournaled in the stayrods.

The frame A, provided with thills A and whiffletree A or other devicesfor propelling it, rests upon and is attached to an axle, B, journaledin the hubs of Wheels B B The wheel B has a sprocket-wheel, 2, mountedon the outer end of its hub, over which sprocketwheel a chain, a,passes, which also passes over a small sprocket-wheel on a short shaft,a, journaled in a bracket, a projecting from the outer surface of one ofthe longitudinal side bars at the end of the same, of a horizontalcarrier, 0, suspended by means of stayrods 0 from the frame A. On thisshaft a are mounted two beveled cog wheels, d d, of which the former, d,engages with a cog-wheel, e, mounted on one end of the shaft f,journaled near the end of the horizontal carrier 0, over which shaft theendless carrier-belt 0 passes, which is provided on its outer surfacewith a series of studs, 0 c. The bevel cog-wheel d engages with a bevelcog-wheel, e, mounted on the end of a' shaft, f, journaled in the end ofthe frame of the horizontal carrier 0. An elevator-frame, D, has itslower end hinged to the end of the frame of the carrier (3, the endlessbelt D of the elevator D passing-over the shaftf and over a shaft orroller at the upper .end of this frame D. This belt D is provided on itsouter surface with a series of studs, at. Two plates or straps, g, areattached to the outer sides of the longitudinal side bars or rails ofthe elevator D at the ends, and are attached to tubular boxes g in theends of the side bars of the frame of the carrier 0, through which boxesthe shaftf passes, so that the elevator swings on a common center withits lower belt-shaft.

A bail, E, is pivoted to the upper end of the elevator D, and to thisbail a rope or chain, E, is attached, which passes over a pulley, E onthe frame A, and from there passes to and is attached to a verticalWindlass-shaft, F, journaled in the frame A, adjoining to the seat G,which shaft F is provided at its upper end with a hand-wheel, F, and isalso provided with a ratchet-wheehF with which a pawl engages, pivotedon the top of the frame A. By means of thisratchet and pawl the shaft Fcan be locked in any position. By winding more or less of the rope orchain E on the shaft E the outer or upper end of the elevator D can eachend with a pivot, h, passing into eyes i at the lower ends of curvedstay-rods I,

passing through loops j at the rear of the axle,

and united at the upper ends by a rod, 'I',parallel with the axle h, towhich rod 1 a handlelever, J ,is attached, passing through a slot, J, inthe platform A at the side of the seat G, the lever J being at one sideof the seat and the Windlass-shaft F at the other side.

The lever J is provided with devices for locking it in any desiredposition.

The loops or eyes 2', at the lower ends of the curved stay-rods I, areprovided with set-screws 'i, for lockin g the bed timber or beam H atany desired inclination. This bed timber or beam H is held parallel withthe axle and a short distance from the ground. A series of teeth, K,made of metal strips or rods, are attached by means of screws to therearside of the beam or head H, and are curved over the top of the beam,and project down on the front of the same to near the ground.

A rotary rake, L, is pivoted in boxes kit, attached to the curvedstay-rods I, so that it will be parallel with the beam or head H, thisrake being formed of a bar, L, provided with a series of radial teeth,I, having the ends bent reversely to their direction of rotation.

The hub of the wheel B is provided with a grooved pulley, M, over whicha belt or endless rope passes to and over a grooved pulley, O, on thebeam L.

The operation is as follows: The elevatorD is inclined more or less, asmay be necessary. The short shaft or is rotated by the chain a, therebyoperating the belts G and D of the horizontal carrier (3 and theinclined elevator D. The beam H is adjusted so that thelower ends of theteeth K are near the ground. The hay passes up these teeth K, and isseized and thrown upon the carrier-belt C by the rotary rake L. The haydoes not catch on the teeth of the rake L, as the ends of the teeth arebent reversely to the direction of the rotation of the rake L. The hayis carried by the belt 0 to the end of the carrier 0, and is carried bythe belt D up the elevator D into the wagon. By means of the lever J'the bed rail or beam H can be raised from the ground in going to andfrom the field. The teeth K aremadc elastic, so that they can follow theirregularities of the ground.

. If the machine is .to be used as an ordinary dump-rake, the elevatoris removed and the r0- tary rake L is locked or fixed in position bymeans of the set-screws min the boxes k. The hay or strawcannot passover the teeth K, but will be retained by the same in the same manner asin a dump-rake or sulky-rake, the bed rail or beam H being raised bymeans of the lever J to dump the raked hay.

Having thus described myinvention,I claim as new and desire to securebyLetters Patent- 1. In a hay rake and loader, the combination, with theplatform A, of the horizontal carrier (J, the curved stay-rods I,provided with loops t at the ends, the rake-head H, provided at the endswith pivots passing into the eye i, the binding-screw tin the eyes i,and the raketeeth K on the head H, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a hay rake and loader, the combination, with the horizontalcarrier 0, of the elevator D, the shaft f, the tubular boxes 9, throughwhich this shaft f passes, and the plates 9, attached to the tubularboxes 9, and the ends of the side bars of the elevator I), substantiallyas herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the platform A, of the horizontal carrier 0,the curved" stay-rods I, provided with loops 2', the rake-head H,provided at the ends with pivots passing into the loops "i, screws i,the rake-teeth K on head H, and rotary rake L, having bent teeth 1 hungupon the rods I, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a hay rake and loader, the combination, with the horizontalcarrier 0, of the elevator D, the shaftf, the tubular boxes 9, formin gbearin gs for shafts f the plates g, attached to the boxes 9, and theends of the side bars of the elevatorD, and the bail E, with its rope orchain E passed in contact with a pulley, E on the frame of the platformA, and connected to a hand-wheel or lever-shaft, F F, located upon saidplatform near the drivers seat, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

OTIS D. THOMPSON.

Witnesses:

WM. AXTELL, BENJAMIN 0. MANCHESTER.

